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The Gear Flogger likes the Jansport Tahoma. http://gearflogger.typepad.com/weblog/2009/10/jansport-tahoma-pack.html

Obviously not. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=alien+trigger+wire+repair

Vanity press.

Better there than standing in the forest.

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For realtors, it's always a good time to cash a commission check.

Don't be fooled. JayB would buy 51% of the votes and vote for himself in every category, effectively doubling his money. Greedy capitalist pig.

Agreed. http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/about-us/company/quality

Golite made a vest a few years back called the Golite Vapor Vest, which had a sil-nylon back and a breathable nylon front. Simple and light. They occasionally appear on ebay.

I think the railroad should just shotcrete the crag and be done with it.

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For Alpine climbing, Alpine Climbing: Techniques to Take You Higher by Cosley and Houston is a really good book.

Just light surface rust. Not a problem. I wouldn't stay up all night worrying about it.

I'm surprised you're recommending overpriced crap. Wal-Mart has an excellent selection of backpacks at much more reasonable prices. This one includes two water bottles. Remington Big Horn Backpack

Tommy Caldwell would have sunk a bolt next to the crack. Problem solved.

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Why chop a bollard when you can put in a v-thread?

Although the 1's and 2's are heavier, the link cam 0.5 and 0.75 weigh the same as the same size camalots.

... I'm actually really surprized at the number of climbers that i run into who actually love those things There are so many moving parts - more so than most other cams - and this is the main weakness in cams, in general. The more moving parts you have the more possible fail points. I know climbers with doubles of all of them and they swear by them! panic pieces at best... otherwise ----> When placed properly, link cams are plenty strong. As Dru has demonstrated, any brand cam placed in the back of a pod not in the direction of the fall can fail.

Beacon Rock would be a good test case.

Make sure the rope is going in the bottom of the rappel device and coming out the top (i.e. orient the rappel device so that the path of the rope is straight from anchor, through the belay device, and to your brake hand). And don't hold the rope at a right angle to the path of the rope through the belay device.

Old folks don't do so well at high altitude mountaineering. Effects of age and gender on success and death of mountaineers on Mount Everest